New Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis says he has never come across
match-fixing during his time in football, but that it should be stamped out
if it has been taking place

Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis denied ever having come across match-fixing in light of the scandal that is breaking across the British footballing industry.

Games played in the fifth tier or lower of English football are the focus of an investigation into match-fixing by a suspected international betting syndicate that has led to six people being arrested.

The Premier League said on Thursday that it has not been contacted by police in relation to an undercover investigation by Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper, which reported that at least three of the men held this week are footballers. Another is reportedly a former Premier League player who is now an agent.

The Football League, which runs the three professional divisions below the Premier League, said it has not been involved in the investigation.

The fifth-tier Football Conference says it is "aware" of the alleged match-fixing case but "cannot make any comment."